奴才
nù-chài1.slave; servant; flunkey
2.(pejorative) lackey; minion; bootlicker
3.(historical, humble) Used by court eunuchs and officials during the Qing dynasty when addressing the emperor, as a term of self-reference: I, the servant
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/奴才. Mandarin: núcái,tl=y.
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- 1. talent; abilities that make one an asset
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- 1. (archaic) servants and maid-servants as a combined category
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